User's Manual

Chapter 4 Running Your Library
Performing Media Operations
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Fibre Channel I/O Blades 4
Fibre Channel (FC) I/O blades are addressed first by module and then by
FC I/O blade bay within the expansion module. The blade bays within a
module are numbered from top to bottom. A one-based numbering
system is used. The full address of a an FC I/O blade bay is in the form of
[module,FC I/O blade bay]; for example: [1,1], [-1,2].
Power Supplies 4
Power supplies are addressed as [module,PS#], where PS# is 1 for the left
power supply and 2 for the right power supply. The PS# is also etched on
the module chassis, above each power supply.
Performing Media Operations
Administrative users and users can use commands on the web client and
operator panel
Operations menu to perform the following media
operations:
• Import data cartridges into the library
• Export data cartridges from the library
• Move data cartridges between tape drives, I/E stations, and storage
slots within a partition
• Import cleaning cartridges into the library (AutoClean is enabled)
• Export cleaning cartridges from the library (AutoClean is enabled)
• Load cartridges into tape drives
• Unload cartridges from tape drives
• Change the tape drive mode from online to offline and back as
needed
In addition, administrative users can:
• Clean tape drives manually, using the
Tools > Drive Mgmt > Clean
Drive
command on the operator panel or Tools > Drive Operations >
Clean a tape drive
from the web client.
The following topics provide an overview of these media operations. For
step-by-step procedures, see the library’s online Help. To access the